The orange peel blocks turned out to be a good substitute for the appliqued petals. When squared up, they are 4 1/2" so the topper turns out a bit smaller than Julie's.

After following Julie's tutorial, I decided to quilt it with FMQ feathers around each petal.

For the corners, I wanted to do a cross hatch pattern. I printed one out and then trimmed out a little above each line so I could mark the fabric with my frixion pen (then flipped it over to mark the opposite lines) and then proceeded to sew, following the marked lines, using a walking foot.

All bound and as usual, I added the two triangles to the upper corners so it could be a wall hanging as well as a topper and added some labeling info. to the triangles.

As a Wall Hanging.

Still I like it as a topper best!

Linking up with The Crafty Quilter (the link up will go on through June 30th --whoops, I mean the 5th! -- you may want to stop by to see the variety of spring petals so far!) Also linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts.